The Facts:
Following up on a
previous item. ... Wilson was the Giants' first-round pick last year, but he doesn't expect the starting running back job to automatically be handed to him. "The job is not given to anybody, you’ve just got to go out and earn it," Wilson said.
Reported by the Newark Star-Ledger
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Ahmad Bradshaw was cut by the Giants last month, and the team has said Wilson, Andre Brown, Ryan Torain and Da'Rel Scott will all compete for playing time. So Wilson, coming off minor hand surgery, has been mostly staying in New Jersey, training and preparing at the Giants' facility. He said he's added a few pounds of muscle -- he wants to play between 208 and 210 pounds, up from 205 last year -- in order to be a better pass protector, which he knows is the key to him staying on the field. Wilson's rookie season got off to a rocky start, after a critical fumble in the season opener against Dallas. He found a niche as a kick returner, using his sprinter's speed for one return touchdown and 1,533 return yards, until he grew into a bigger role on offense. Wilson finished the 2012 season with 71 carries for 358 yards and four touchdowns. The coaches were open about him needing to be better in pass protection and knowledge of the offense to earn more playing time. Good to learn he was paying attention.
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